Graduate Student Advising

The School is committed to providing individualized attention to students and are available to discuss research interests, course selection, and even personal matters.

For academic, research and career advising, contact your faculty advisor or Director of Graduate Studies. Faculty advisor appointments may be available via EAB Navigate. For questions that don't require an appointment, contact the advising team.

Advisors

Students receive advisement from:

  1. The Director of Graduate Students (DGS) or Associate Dean for course selection and program plans
  2. Faculty mentors for research guidance
  3. Project committee members for thesis/capstone development

Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)

All students are initially advised by the Director of Graduate Studies. Students then receive other advisors to support them in a variety of ways during their graduate education. The Director of Graduate Studies continues to be available for consultation throughout the program.

Faculty Research Mentor

For Clinical and Translational Therapeutics, students will be assigned a faculty research advisor by the start of their first semester.

For Pharmaceutical Sciences and for Pharmacometrics and Personalized Pharmacotherapy, students will have a faculty research advisor after learning about faculty research interests in PHC 588, Faculty Research Seminar – an orientation class offered in the fall semester.

MS Project Advisor and Committee

Students in the MS programs have Project Committees. The MS Project Committee is comprised of at least one faculty member (regular, adjunct, or research faculty) in addition to the student’s research advisor. Students should seek an informal meeting with their MS Project Committee members every six months to review progress.

PhD Rotations and Meetings With Faculty

All new PhD students are required to arrange a one-on-one meeting with at least five departmental faculty and discuss their research interests. At least two of the meetings should be with Assistant Professors in the Department. Students are free to make arrangements for rotations with individual faculty, if desired. The conditions of the rotations of will be determined by the individual professor.

PhD Dissertation Advisor and Committee

See Graduate Student Handbook & Policy Library: Dissertation Committee

PhD Annual Progress Reports

All PhD and PharmD/PhD students are required to submit an Annual Progress Report. The deadline for submitting the report is February 15th.